Display appliance.



I. L. BRADFORD.

DISPLAY APPLIANCB.

APPLIUATION FILED M0129, 1909.

Patented Feb. 14,1911.

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UNITE STATES IRVING L. BRADFORD,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DISPLAY APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

Application filed December 2x9, 1909. Serial No. 535,456.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, InvINo L. BRADFORD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county ot Cook and State o1 Illinois, haveinvented certain new and Auseful Improvements in Display Appliances, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in display appliances and the like,and has for its object to provide a construction whereby movablecarriers for the display of goods may be moved with reference toassociated stationary parts, as of a cabinet, for most convenient andetlicient location both under storage conditions and when operated fordisplay purposes.

Other objects of my .invention will become apparent to those skilled inthe art from the following description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of theworking parts of a structure embodying' my invention with vr'v'ragmentsol the cabinet parts in section; Fig. 2 is a section on line ot Fig. 1,with the parts in closed or storage position; Fig. 3 is a like view withparts in open or display position; Fig. 4L is a section on line 4h11; ofFig. 1; and Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

In the embodiment oit my invention shown, I provide a movable carrier,such as a display arm and means supporting and guid ing said carrier forgenerally-.longitudinal movement, arranged to sustain said carrier at aplurality ot points and in the course ot its longitudinal movements todeflect the carrier to a position at an angle to its initial position.

In the specific construction shown 10 indicates a carrier or display armin the form ot' a rod, which is conveniently connected with a rear endmember or upright, 11, and with a front end member or upright, 12, thelatter having a depending handle, 13. The uprights are connected also bya guide rod, 14, preferably lying directly above and parallel with thehorizontal carrier 10, so that these parts, 10, 11, 12, and 14, torni askeleton frame standing in a vertical plane. The rod or carrier 10 isintended, in the particular construction showinfor the reception ot thesuspension hooks of coat hangers, 15, or the like, which may hangsuspended at right angles to the plane of the carrier. It is frequent-lyadvantageous to arrange a number oit such carriers side by side atsuitable distances apart in a storage area, herein shown as inclosed ina cabinet, 16, o1 which 17 indicates the rear wall and 18 a front headpiece, below which is an opening, 19, in the front of the cabinetstructure. Each carrier 10 is mounted for longitudinal movement to liewithin or project from the storage area,-in this instance to standwholly7 within the cabinet or to project through the opening 1!)thereot,-and I provide a means ttor guiding and sustaining each carrierarranged to all'ord support thereto, preferably at a plurality ofpoints, or so as to hold the carrier horizontal, and to guide thecarrier trame to an open position at an angle to the vertical plane inwhich it stands when closed. Specifically, 20 indicates a front guidingstructure comprising, in the present construction, a rigid bracket. 2l.secured to the head piece 1S of the cabinet, and a'll'ording support toa pivot 22 carrying a bearing member 23, preferably provided with aroller or other suitable anti-t`riction device, mounted to swivelhorizontally with its vertical pivot 22. rIhe rear iframe member 11 has'connected thereto a vertical pivot, 25, carrying a bearing member, 26,preferably having upper and lower anti-trietion rollers, which engage aguide rail 27 secured in the cabinet 1G below its top, as by feet, 28,at its rear end and clips, 29, at its trent end. rlhe rail 27 runstlu'oughout a portion o'l its length on a rigl'it line, ruiming:fore-and-alt in the cabinet, and preferably in the vertical plane otthe carrier trame, when the latter is in closed position; but theforward end of the rail 2T is deflected laterally, as at 27, to aposition laterally removed from the front guide structure 20.

Now, it will be apparent that the supporting and guiding means for thecarrier 10 permit the latter to be moved longitudinally by the handle 13to either open or closed position projecting from or retracted withinthe storage space, or cabinet, and guiding the movement otl said carrierin such manner that when the latter is closed it stands at right anglesto the front of the cabinet or storage space, and when opened standslaterally deflected at an angle preferably ot Vthe combination of'acarrier member, and a guide, a relativelyl stationary hangen near abouto to its closed position. Thus, asi suming the parts initially to standin the l position shown in Fig. l, if the handle 13 be pulled forward,the guide rod la slides forward in the guide 23 and the rear hanger 26rides along the rail 27, with the carrier l0 moving on a right line in alongitudinal direction until the hanger 26 rides upon the deflectedportion 27 of rail 27, when the arm l0 begins to swing to an angularposition, the front guide 23, and hanger 26, turning pivotally, so thatwhen the supporting arm is in its final open position, it standssubstantially as shown in F ig. 3. This eEect is advantageous in manyparticulars, among which may be mentioned that the maximum projection ofany carrier l() from the storage space or cabinet is much less than itwould be were the carrier moved straight fore-andaft; and further, theangular relation of the carrier to its normal position is such thatgarments suspended as described from the carrier have their Hankportionsfasuch as the shoulders, in the case of coatsthrown out throughthe front opening 19 of the cabinet, so that garments are convenientlypositioned for display or removal, none being wholly within the cabinet,as would be the case were a full carrier moved straight fore-and-aft.

1While l have herein described in some detail embodiment of my inventionwhich l believe to be new and useful, it will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art that many changes might be -wrought without departure from the spirit of my invention and within the scope of theappended claims.

What I claim is:

1. ln a structure of the character described, the combination of acarrier, a front guiding struct-ure with respect to which said carriermay move longitudinally, a rear hanger secured to the rear end of saidcarrier, a guide for said rear hanger to permit lateral movement of saidrear hanger as said carrier moves forward with respect to the frontguide, thereby to provide two supports for said carrier when in itsretracted position.

2. ln a structure of the character described, tlie combination of acarrier, a front swiveling guiding and supporting structure l withrespect to which said carrier may be moved longitudinally, a rearswiveling guiding and supporting structure secured to the rear end ofsaid carrier and a guiding support for said rear hanger to provide alongitudinal and relatively lateral path for said rear hanger as it ismoved forward toward the front guiding support thereby providing twoseparated supports for said carrier when deflected from its normalposition.

3. ln a device of the character described,

the front end of the carrier when said car rior is in retractedposition, and a hanger 1 near the rear end of said. carrier movingtherewith along the guide in a longitudinal and finally transversedirection.

il, In a device of the character described, a carrier member and aguide, a relatively stationary swiveling hanger near the front end ofthe guide through which said carrier moves, and a swiveling hanger nearthe rear end of the carrier supported by the guide, said rear hangermoving longitudinally and transversely through a path provided by theguide.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a carrier,a front guiding structure with respect to which said carrier may movelongitudinally, a rear hanger for said carrier, and a guidefor said rearhanger at one end shaped to deflect the rear end of the carrierlaterally as said carrier moves forward with respect to the front guide.

6. ln a device of the character described, the combination of a carrier,a guide bar connected thereto, a front guide for said bar, a rear hangerfor the carrier, and a rail cooperating with said hanger arranged todeflect the rear end of the carrier laterally as the guide bar movesforward through its front guide.

7. ln a device of the character described, the combination of a cabinethaving a front opening, a guide rail within the cabinet,hav ing itsfront end laterally removed from the fore-and-aft line of its rear end,a swivel guide adjacent the front of the cabinet, a guide bar ruiming insaid swivel guide, a carrier connected to said guide bar, and a hangerco-nnected to and movable with said carrier and cooperating with saidguide bar, whereby the main member is movable to lie stored within thecabinet or project through the front opening and in the course of itsforward movement is laterally deflected to angular relation to itsstored position.

8. ln a device of the character described, the combination of a cabinethaving a front opening, a carrier lying normally longitudinally in thecabinet, a hanger therefor at its outer end, a hanger at its inner end,and a support above said carrier for the last said hanger in a linesubstantially parallel with the normal position of said carrier, saidsupport having a lateral deflect-ion near the front thereof, whereby thecairier may be moved in a longitudinal forward direction nearly to itslimit of movement and thereafter to an angular lateral position.

9. ln a structure of the character described, a carrier member and asupporting guide, the latter providing a longitudinal and finally atransverse path for a rear hanger carried by said carrier, a hanger on)the're'ar' end :of said carrier adapted and arranged to pass along thepath provided In testimony whereof I hereunto Set my by Said guide, anda front hanger fixed inhund `in the presence of two witnesses.lependentlye ot the guide supporting the IRVING L. BRADFORD .ront end olsind earrler when sind Currier 5 is in retracted position, undpern'lttng` de- In the presence ofH AHeetion thereof by the guide whensaid enr- Fonn BAIN,

i rior is in extended position. I XV. LINN ALLEN.

